TUNNEY HUNSAKER

Meaning of TUNNEY HUNSAKER in English

n. (1930-2005) police chief of Fayetteville (West Virginia, USA) who was Muhammad Ali's first pro boxing opponent and lost to Ali in the first boxing professional fight in 1960

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TUNNEY — /tun"ee/ , n. James Joseph ( "Gene" ), 1898-1978, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1926-28.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TUNNEY — n. family name; male first name; James Joseph Tunney (1897-1978), U.S. boxer and world heavyweight champion 1926-1928
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TUNNEY — Tunney BrE AmE ˈtʌn i
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TUNNEY — (1898–1978) a US boxer who became World Heavyweight Champion when he defeated Jack Dempsey in 1926. He beat Dempsey again …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
TUNNEY, GENE — orig. James Joseph Tunney born May 25, 1898, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Nov. 7, 1978, Greenwich, Conn. U.S. boxer. …
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TUNNEY, GENE — born May 25, 1898, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Nov. 7, 1978, Greenwich, Conn. byname of James Joseph Tunney, also …
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HUNSAKER, JEROME C. — born Aug. 26, 1886, Creston, Iowa, U.S. died Sept. 10, 1984, Boston, Mass. in full Jerome Clarke Hunsaker American aeronautical …
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TUNNEY, GENE — orig. James Joseph Tunney born May 25, 1898, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Nov. 7, 1978, Greenwich, Conn. U.S. boxer. …
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GENE TUNNEY — ➡ Tunney
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JOSEPH
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JAMES — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Anderson James Maxwell Baldwin James Arthur Balfour of Whittingehame Arthur James 1st Earl Ballard …
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GENE — I Unit of heredity that occupies a fixed position on a chromosome . Genes achieve their effects by directing protein …
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DEMPSEY, JACK — orig. William Harrison Dempsey born June 24, 1895, Manassa, Colo., U.S. died May 31, 1983, New York, N.Y. U.S. boxer. …
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WHIRL
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WEAVE — I. ˈwēv verb ( wove ˈwōv ; or weaved ; woven ˈwōvən ; or weaved ; weaving ; weaves ) …
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SQUARE — I. ˈskwa(a)](ə)r, -we], ]ə\ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English squyre, square, from Middle French esquerre, esquarre, from (assumed) …
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LAUGH — I. ˈlaf, -aa(ə)-, -ai-, -ȧ-, -ä- verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English laughen, from Old English hliehhan, hlehhan, hlæhan; …
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GLADIATOR — ˈgladēˌād.ə(r), -ātə- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin, from gladius sword, of Celtic origin; akin to Welsh cleddyf sword; akin …
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DECRY — də̇ˈkrī, dēˈ- transitive verb Etymology: French décrier, from Old French descrier, from des- de- + crier to cry — more …
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ST. JOHNS, ADELA ROGERS — born May 20, 1894, Los Angeles, Calif., U.S. died Aug. 10, 1988, Arroyo Grande, Calif. ne Adela Nora Rogers American …
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RICKARD, TEX — born Jan. 2, 1870/71, Kansas City, Mo., U.S. died Jan. 6, 1929, Miami Beach, Fla. byname of George Lewis Rickard …
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MULDOON, WILLIAM — born May 25, 1852, Caneadea, N.Y., U.S. died June 3, 1933, Purchase, N.Y. byname Iron Duke American wrestling champion and …
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GREB, HARRY — born June 6, 1894, Pittsburgh died Oct. 22, 1926, New York City byname of Edward Henry Greb, also called The …
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DOUGLAS, DONALD (WILLS) — born April 6, 1892, Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S. died Feb. 1, 1981, Palm Springs, Calif. U.S. aircraft designer who founded the …
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DEMPSEY, JACK — born June 24, 1895, Manassa, Colo., U.S. died May 31, 1983, New York, N.Y. byname of William Harrison Dempsey, also …
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CARPENTIER, GEORGES — born Jan. 12, 1894, Lens, France died Oct. 27, 1975, Paris byname Orchid Man French boxer who was a world …
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SNUB-NOSED — adjective EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ All bore a distinct snub-nosed family resemblance to one another. ▪ He was a snub-nosed …
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SLANT — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN sun ▪ The sun was slanting in through the windows and heating the …
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SCAMPER — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB off ▪ At once the clown scampered off into the dark. ▪ Jennifer scampered …
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PRIVATE EYE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Did they hire a private eye to wreak havoc on the life of the harasser? …
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KISS — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES air kiss chaste kiss ▪ a chaste kiss on the cheek French kiss give …
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BLOW — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a blow to sb/sth's credibilty (= something that damages credibility ) ▪ The case …
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DEMPSEY, JACK — orig. William Harrison Dempsey born June 24, 1895, Manassa, Colo., U.S. died May 31, 1983, New York, N.Y. U.S. boxer. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DEMPSEY — (1895–1983) a US boxer who was the World Heavyweight Champion from 1919 to 1926. His popular name was the ‘Manassa …
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